Air France crash

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The leader of France's Senate, Gerard Larcher, throws a wreath into Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro to honor the 228 people killed May 31 when an Air France jet plunged into the Atlantic. "In the navy tradition, I am going to throw flowers into the sea in homage of those lost," he told reporters before heading out into the bay. He said he was visiting Brazil to show his gratitude to Brazilian authorities for the way they handled the disaster and the search for bodies and debris from the plane.

The leader of France's Senate, Gerard Larcher, throws a wreath into Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro to honor the 228 people killed May 31 when an Air France jet plunged into the Atlantic. "In the navy tradition, I am going to throw flowers into the sea in homage of those lost," he told reporters before heading out into the bay. He said he was visiting Brazil to show his gratitude to Brazilian authorities for the way they handled the disaster and the search for bodies and debris from the plane. (Vanderlei Almeida / AFP/Getty Images)

Members of a Brazilian navy ship pick up a piece of debris from Air France Flight 447. Autopsies revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of crash victims, a Brazilian official said. Experts say those injuries and the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air.

Members of a Brazilian navy ship pick up a piece of debris from Air France Flight 447. Autopsies revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of crash victims, a Brazilian official said. Experts say those injuries and the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air. (Brazilian navy)